Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 57, Number 300, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1959 — Page 7

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1959

<m x , Where to put the rollaway bed when the guests go home? Build this well-designed bed enclosure which is also a combination room divider and desk. Free plan is available. Folding Bed Storage Unit Is Also Room Divider and Desk

. For hospitabla apartment dwellers and homeowners, the rollaway bed is a good answer to the perennial problem of where to sleep the unexpected guest. But where do you keep the bed between guests? One good solution is a box-like bed storage unit which doubles as a room divider and desk. Thanks to a simple, functional design, the unit does its job efficiently without jarring your decorating scheme. In fact, if * well made and strategically placed, it can help tie the room together. The bed storage unit is basically a fir plywood box with doors •5, at one end and a desk shelf along the side. It’s a fairly simple do-it-yourself project. Economical Unit AU you need to build it is a construction plan, two panels of Eib ■>. IY'S il Y g W ★ REMOVABLE SILL FOR EASY, QUKK CLEANRK * MAINTENANCE FREE, NO PAINTING, NO STORING L^ Acnan /I * WIL NOT ROST 7 * MODERN STREAMLINED APPEARANCE, NO UGLY SCREWS SNOW ★ CUSTOM-MADE TO WSURE A PERFECT FIT CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATI KOHNE WINDOW AWNING CO. 711 Winchester St. Phone 3-2259 V John Kohne

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%” fir plywood, some light framing lumber, and hardware. It can be built to accommodate any of the various makes of folding beds. Be sure to check your bed’s dimensions before you start. Plan Available A free construction plan for the folding bed storage unit is available by writing Douglas Fir Plywood Association, Tacoma 2, Washington. * ‘Sad Sack’ Wall? Put It To Work A wall that’s a “sad sack” or just plain “lazy” can be replaced by a remarkable new “working waU." One that qualifies for this treatment might be badly cracked or available for needed storage. Consider a short wall in the living room, for example. Introduction of handsome woodgrained hardboard panels would make a distinct improvement in most cases. A “plus” with Masonite Panelok walls is their function in holding magazine and book racks, counter-type desks, shelves and cabinets assembled from pre-cut parts. Mow System Warks Here’s; how the system works. Th* facttey-grained panels. 2’ ,x B’, are put up over furred-out existing walls, with slotted splines holding them vertically. Fixtures for the cabinets, desk shelves and the like fit into the splines, so there’s never any marring of the walls. Arrangements can be changed without tools, simply by moving the brackets and fixtures to new locations in the splines, whose slots are an inch apart. This affords the homemaker great versatility in arranging her Panelok wall. As introduced in the research house of the National Association of Home Builders, this system attracted wide attention not only in the living room, kitchen and bedrooms, but in the closets. Proper arrangement of clothing and storage items in a Panelok-equipped closet will add 50 per cent more storage. Changes Easily Made Especially-designed fixtures for closets permit the rearrangement of storage items and clothing for ’seasonal changes, not to mention altering the height of the hangbars as children grow. The fixture list for closets includes a hangrail shelf, hangrail extension, hat holder. hanger-arm sets for skirts or slacks, and shoe-utility shelf. Plastic drawer units are available for use in closets or under desks. Lumber dealers will advise about the system, and for easy-to-follow installation information.

Gay Party Basement With Paint You can create a gay party basement on a limited budget by using colored cement paint on the walls, spray painting the joint structure above, and covering the floor with bright asphalt or vinyl asbestos tile. Light yellow walls, for example, will give the illusion of sunshine streaming in even on cloudy days. A pattern of pale green floor tiles will bring freshness of the lawn downstairs. By spray painting the beambroken ceiling white, you can spread natural daylight throughout your basement. By spray painting it black, and hanging bright lights under it, you can make the ceiling and all its pipe disappear. Low Cost Economical ways to make more use of basements have been worked out by the Construction Research Bureau. Basements provide space available under today's building costs. In most areas, the cost of building a basement averages only about $1 a square foot, while con-stf-uction costs above ground may run sls or more per square foot. Modern building methods, mechanical equipment and design ideas, have made basements entirely livable and healthful. Proper grading and waterproofing of exterior walls and floor slab have insured water-tightness. Electric dehumidifiers keep the’air dry in humid summer months. Conservatory-type windows flood today’s basements with sunlight and, when areaways are terraced and planted—sometimes glass cov-ered-such windows go far toward bringing the garden into the house. f . Kitehen Decor Has ‘Personality’ A homemaker’s individuality usually is expressed in her kitchen’s color scheme, according to leading color consultants. She may choose an “advancing” color such as red or orange to give the kitchen additional warmth or a “receding” color such as blue or green to establish a cooling effect. Many hpmemakers effectively nse white as a background for a classical decor. Just a slight dash of color and distinctive accessories make a white kitchen an extremely bright and gay place to work. In choosing a kitchen decor, color consultants state, homemakers should carefully consider the practicality of the room. A good-looking colon scheme that looks drab after a few months’ exposure to heat and high-humidity conditions is merely a waste of money, they point out. One of the most popular materials used for new and rerqodeled kitchens is a plastic-surface, which is available at lumber dealers in a wide range of colors and patterns. Large 4’xß’ panels and 16” x 8’ planks are used on kitchen walls, while easy-to-handle 16” square blocks are ideal for ceilings. The blocks also are effective as an accent wall in the food preparation area or dining nook. The planks and blocks come in 10 “companion colors,” which can be combined in many interesting ways. By using two or three harmonious colors, a bright and stimulating kitchen decor can be -achieved. Highly-resistant to heat and moisture, it can be damp-wiped clean in a jiffy. Even grease, fruit stains and other causes of deterioration will not mar plastic-sur-faced hardboard. Some Pointers For Applying Lacquer Finish Lacquer finishing calls for special care. Here are some things to keep in mind. ■ 4 DO . . . apply a lacquer finish when you want a hard, durable surface that dries fast and therefore is not susceptible to dust during the drying process. DO ... if possible, apply lacquer by spraying, but wnen that is not practical, use a brush in broad sweeping strokes. DO . . . Work quickly with lacquer, moving on to adjacent areas in a hurry and overlapping the previous strokes very slightly. DO . . . know that lacquer, like most finishes, produces the finest results when it is put on in several thin coats rather than one or 2 thick ones. DON’T . . . forget that lacquer is a highly volatile product and should be applied either outdoors or where there is plenty of ventilation indoors. DON’T ... in applying lacquer with either a sprayer w a brush, go back over an area that already has started to set or you will get , a messy result. DON’T . . . neglect to mix lacquer with lacquer thinner, a half and half mixture being about fight for most purposes.

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IF* I'4 'lhk'’ Slit IIS. Here’s away to get maximum mileage from a panel of fir plywood . . . build this corner study area for the young students at your house. Free construction plan available.* Corner Study Area Helps Raise Grade Point Averages

If the young students at your house are long on energy but short on scholarships, perhaps you need a “homework headquarters.” Educators tell us that students need a place of their own to study. You can provide this area by installing an ell-shaped desk In one corner of a bedroom or den. The two arms of plywood desk taper at the outer ends to provide the maximum work surface. Legs are not needed since the desk is supported by a wooden cleat nailed to the wall under each arm of the ell. The desk has room for two or three students. Drawers alternate with pigeonholes below the work surface. The whole unit can be made from one panel of W fir plywood. Consturction is simple.

Desks For “Home Offices” Have Style, Convenience

Your desk is one of the most personal-pieces of furniture you can own. A desk becomes strongly identified with the one who we* it. Partly because of this Identifi- — * Teen Needs Own Room: Sites Given A boy or girl, having reached high school age, deserves and needs a room of his own, if he has been sharing with younger children. In the average American home, there are usually four or five possible answers to the need for a private bedroom. First, there's the attic. This can be insulated, finished and furnished to provide an ideal habitat for the high school boy or girl. Since not all homes have an attic suitable for a living quarter, the second choice may be the basement. Bedroom and •Office’ Modern materials can convert the most drab basement into a high-style “office” and bedroom forth teen-age youngster. Even dampness need be no problem, alls can be attractively and inexpensively covered tfith hardboard panels. These are available with patterns or plain surfaces. Peg-board panels shouldn’t be over-looked in the planning. Another possible location for the high school pupil in quest of a room is a porch, which can be converted rather easily. Then there’s sometimes a possibility of dividing a large bedroom or making a bedroom in an upstairs oversized hall. Here again, ■ hardboard panels can be installed economically as divider walls. Interestingly patterned panels now are available at lumber dealers. Desks of •Masonite’ Wardrobes and built-in desks, both essential to the student’s new headquarters, are readily built of Masonite panels over lumber frameworks. These all-wood panels, made from exploded wood chips, have the stamina and wearing qualities needed in a high school youngster’s* room, according to dealers. They take a handsome paint or . enamel finish, too. : wtthßT-98 : : the fuel oil for easy heatbn!! : [MgH] : •<’■ • . < • PETRIE OIL CO. • • Bth A Monroe Ph. $-2014 j

with butt joints, glue, and finishing nails. ' Versatile Unit After the homework is completed, the desk provides a good place for model airplane work, stamp books, or other hobby activity. Regular linoleum, applied with linoleum adhesive, makes a durable work surface. You can apply strips of molding to all exposed plywood edges. One sensible treatment of the wall above the desk is to make it into a large tackboard-bulletin-board - blackboard for messages, and for displaying fishing rods and badminton racquets. Plan Available Douglas Fir Plywood Association has a construction plan for the corner study area. Write them at Tacoma, Washington for a free copy.

cation a desk often becomes an heirloom. Both imaginative design and functional conveyance are seen in the new desks this year, the Home Furnishings Industry Committee reports. • For Instance, the distinctive design feature of a kidney-shaped desk in oiled walnut is its tambour case. (Tambour is the name for sliding panelling of thin strips of wood, mounted on a flexible backing. It’s what made roll-top desks famous. > On this new model tambour is used on the curved section of the front where it conceals a compartment for bottles or tall books. On the right side are three spacious drawers. The tambour continues around the back so the desk can face the room. On this side, there is a book niche. Extra space is often needed for “desk work” and many new compact units have drop leaves to provide the needed area. A hanging wall cabinet has a drop front lined with stain-proof white formica. Drawer fronts, not visible when the unit is closed, may be plasticcovered in brilliant contrasting colors. An entire major new furniture group is designed for the “executive who has arrived.” Versatile enough for home or office, it has smooth contemporary lines. More than 40 different variations of executive desks, all with rich handrubbed surfaces, are included. The collection also offers tables, chests, chairs and upholstered pieces, for the home or a luxurious office. USE... DECATUR READY - MIX CONCRETEI FOR MANY IMPROVEMENTS AROUND THE HOME • ECONOMICAL • LONG-LASTING • FIRE-SAFE DECATUR READY - MIX INC. E. OAK and FORNAX

Let Children Make Own Decorations Here’s one way to let the fiveand six-year-olds join in the excitement of decorating the house for the holidays. Give them a small tree, real or artificial, and Jet them trim it with their own versions of mobiles. Almost any design or shape of ornaments they devise will be colorful and festive. All they'll need is a few cardboard shirt backers, a child’s pair of scissors, string and some of the new decorative covering materials. Select an adhesive decorative covering, so that the children need only stick it on the cardboard. Let the children cut the cardboard into small shapes. Then cut the decorating material to size cutting one for the front and one for the back. Remove the protective backing sheets in order to expose the adhesive, and press the coverings into place. They will adhere firmly. If there are any finger smudges, a damp paper towel wiped over the plastic-coated covering will freshen it. Punch a hole in the top of the ornament and thread a string through it. so the mobile can be hung on the tree. Locks And Latches No one knows exactly which got invented first—the door, the door i hinge or the door lock but in any event they pretty much go together and have come a long way in the /past few hundred thousand years. We got to talking with some lock people the other day and have a few choice items to pass on to all those who have door hinges and now need locks. There are two basic kinds of locks—one is used to insure privacy and the other to give you security. The privacy kind of lock is the one you'd use on a bedroom, bathroom or even a closet door. This sort of lock is not as rugged as one intended to provide security. Many people, especially those with small children often dispense with locks on bedroom and bathroom doors because small children would lock themselves inside and then forget how to get things unlocked. This situation usually ended with a call to the fire department. Today you can get locking divices intended for interior doors which can be.opened in case of emergency from the outside with a hairpin, a wire coat hanger, match or even a toothpick. Another advantage of this kind of lock is that the locking device is built right into the door handle so there is no need for a key. For outside doors you want something that will keep bad people out and a lock with just a latch isn’t enough because a latch can be worked open from the outside. What you need here is a locking device with a “dead bolt” which can’t be moved except with the proper key. Some types of cylindrical lock-sets have this dead locking device built into the latch. In other types it’s independent. If you have a latching device but no dead lock you can get a rim lock that can be easily attached to the door and frame without the need for drilling or mortising. Have A... Gas Permit? QUICKER HUT! CLEANER HEAT! GAS-J FURNACE For warm air heating systems • For more even temperatures, it circulates the air. • For greater cleanliness, it filters the air. • For greater comfort, it humidifies the air. • For dependability, it has controls designed to match the furnace. . - . Phone for FREI heating survey GENERAL ©ELECTRIC ASHBAUCHERS’ TIN SHOP Established 1915 HEATING - ROOFING SIDING - SPOUTING 116 N. Ist St. Phone 3-2615

■ ■ ' , ' ' IJ ■■L..'—" It's fun Making Thw.. » Merry Christmas Cutouts ■ * RknhwwiMHraw * r .' ‘“MB ' ' 1 r f You’ll add greatly to the Merry Christmas atmosphere of your home with miniature cutouts of Santa Claus, Na sleigh and reindeer that are easy and fun to make with the aid of new home workshop power tools this holiday season. This young housewife —yes, even the women and teenagers can get into the ton—is using • portable electric jig saw converted into a stationary saw with a new jig table that fastens to the workbench. After tracing Christmas patterns onto hardboard, use the jig saw to quickly cut around the figures. Sand any rough edges, then paint the figures in bright colors, as this "handywoman” has done with her com* pleted cutouts.

A Lillie Care Saves Fleers Your average floor probably gets more wear in winter than in summer for the simple reason that people usually spend more time indoors in winder than summer. Another vital piece of information about floors is that certain areas of a floor get harder wear than others. This is also true of rugs and carpets and is the reason that they will wear out in some spots while still looking new in others. Away to get around this is to rearranged your rugs and carpets a couple of times each year so that the areas that have been' resting under furniture. and -other out of the way spots can get a little wehr .

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e- ■* - - - - and the areas that have been taking a beating, like being right in front of a busy doorway, can take a rest under some furniture. y If you have wood floors in yotar home, check the condition of the finish on the busy traffic lanes. If it looks sort of warn and dirty you’d better do something about it now before it's too late. Use Metal Basket If coal Is used for heating purposes in the home, care should ba used in disposing of ashes. Don’t put them in cardboard or wooden boxes. Use a galvanized steel basket. This container Is fireproof and has side handles so that it may b< easily carried and emptied by ths refuse collector. * ’ -- - dii e ■ I